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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Heroes in what tend to bring enlightenment to the community?
(a) Scrolls
(b) Wars
(c) Family stories
(d) Fairy tales

2. What joins at this central area as described in #28?
(a) Four directions
(b) Every animal
(c) All the colors of the wind
(d) Four winds

3. What is the center, a source from which all truth flows?
(a) The universe
(b) The void
(c) World navel
(d) The blackness

4. What is a narrative form anchored in the pain and fear of that ultimate truth of death?
(a) Tragedy
(b) Joy
(c) Frustration
(d) Happiness

5. "______ is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural manifestation."
(a) Myth
(b) World navel
(c) Imagination
(d) Power

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the central figure in the second example offered by Campbell, in relation to this person encountering a series of obstacles and is aided by a wise old man along the way?

2. Who is the main archetypal character that Campbell reveals as being at the center of myths and stories?

3. What does the Hero have to do when he returns from his journey?

4. What is the source of these inexhaustible energies?

5. What is the spiritual city, and thus center for those who practice the Muslim faith?

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